FCM UBCM LMLGA Membership Fees 2023–2024

Summary

• Council approved annual membership fees totalling approximately $221,477 for three municipal associations: the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM), and the Lower Mainland Local Government Association (LMLGA).
• FCM ($152,677.12) advocates for municipalities at the federal level and has represented local governments across Canada since 1901; UBCM ($61,300) has represented BC local governments since 1905; LMLGA ($7,500) serves approximately 33 Lower Mainland local governments.
• The FCM fee reflects a 12% increase over 2022, driven by a 3.5% annual escalator approved by its Board of Directors and an update to population figures using the 2021 census (662,248 residents) versus the previously used 2016 census.
• UBCM fees are calculated using BC Stats population estimates of 706,012 (December 2022), up from the $56,405.78 paid in 2022; LMLGA fees represent a less than 5% increase from the $7,146 paid in the prior term.
• Funding comes from the City's 2023 Operating Budget; because these are grants to municipal associations, approval required a two-thirds majority (eight affirmative votes) under the Vancouver Charter.

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Documents

• Report – Annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM), and Lower Mainland Local Government Association (LMLGA) Membership Fees for 2023 to 2024